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Originally Posted by briwayjones
Kindles don't handle PDFs without converting them online on the Amazon site or something like that. Kindles are very closed limited devices like Apple devices are. They basically handle kindle format and converted PDFs. Have you tried Calibre? It converts PDFs to multiple other formats. I have a Neo also with mixed feelings. They will be releasing new firmware updates that will hopefully fix the battery drain issues and hopefully others. So I would say maybe wait a little bit. Now with that said if I had everything to do over again I think I would have gotten a Nook instead. So if you are definitely going to get a new e-reader my suggestion is go with a Nook. They read most formats, and you can take notes on them by pecking at a keyboard on the screen.
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@briwayjones
I'm considering the Bebook Neo. I've been looking hard for an e-book reader for some time. The Sony readers are out for me because of the glare, the Nook and Alex doesn't handle Mobi, the Que reader doesn't have an expansion slot, the eDGe is fancy but for the price I'm hesitant because it converts text PDF to images when annotations are exported. It's a long search!
I would love to hear more on what you mean about having mixed feelings with the Neo. What's really important for me is annotations. PDFs can't be annotated natively, so I'm thinking of converting to Mobi with the MobiPocket reader desktop (which I really like) which gives me a way to sync annotations between the desktop and e-book reader.
Could you share on how the Neo handles annotation? I emailed Endless Ideas about it but no word so far. On the device itself, are annotations easy to review - is there a pane/ menu that provides a aggregated view? Can the annotations be transferred to the desktop in any way?
Thanks!